Reply #47: It's amazing how you reply to threads and completely mischaracterize them

[Nuclear Unicorn]

As if people aren't paying attention.

You ask for empathy for people committing crimes. Sorry, can't do that but more to the point: empathy is less than words. Meanwhile, you ignore a post that lists job training, food stamps, public housing and other TANGIBLE forms of assistance as "mere words."

OK, fine. You have lots of indictments, let's see if you have actually solutions. What is your proposed course of action for reducing the desperate straits that drive people commit crimes, obstensibly to save them from starvation? After all, the OP is about getting people to stop committing crimes that may bring them into an encounter with an armed home/business owner. What is the best means for achieving this?